John wrote:
On Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:47:47 -0800, Mike Hunt postmaster@localhost
wrote:

yD wrote:

The other passengers on the flight, which was carrying 141 passengers and
five crew members, were re-screened for boarding, Rader said. The plane took
off about three hours after the men were removed.


Hmm any of them complaining at the stereotyping here -- all on a plane,
after all, with "suspicious" people and so *they* had to be rescreened?
yD

I find that most amusing, except that it affected more than just the
complainer.


If I was a passenger on the plane I would have been really ****ed off
at the complainer.

Every one on the plane went through TSA security.

Why isn't that good enough?

Why should one SOB passenger be so fearful that he can cause this
problem and the long delay?

From what I've read there were several people who complained about
their behavior. Including flight attendants. For example they were
flying together but then split up into separate areas of the plane.
Several changed seats. Nothing that would seem abnormal if it hadn't
have been for 9/11. But 9/11 happened and so people got concerned. They
also refused to cooperate with the FAs.

It's probably very unfair to these guys. And they have every right to
be mad. But they need to understand that they should be mad at the
Islamic Terrorists who created the level of fear that exists and at
Islamic religious leaders who refuse to adamantly condemn terrorism and
a "man in the street" Muslims who cheered and celebrated after 9/11.
They are the ones who created among the average Joe in the US the
belief that Muslims should be viewed with suspicion.